"We are committed to providing an excellent Battlefield 3 experience well into the future, past the releases of Aftermath, End Game, and Battlefield 4," noted a DICE representative, hoping to calm speculation regarding such an early announcement. "DICE is continuing its work on Battlefield 3 alongside Battlefield 4."

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After soothing the masses worried about BF4 coming sooner than later, the author of the blog post took the opportunity to detail some features coming in the next Battlefield 3 expansion -- Armored Kill -- due this September. Enthusiasts can purchase Armored Kill when they pay the one-time $49 fee for Battlefield Premium, a relatively fair value for five expansions and many in-game upgrades.

The main highlights of Armored Kill include 4 new maps (including one with snow), 5 new vehicles (mobile artillery, tank destroyers, ATVs, and more), 20 vehicle-specific benefits, "tank superiority" game mode, a new flying gunship that players can spawn and fire from, and more.